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S38815 Stainless Steel vs. Type 2 Pewter

S38815 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while Type 2 pewter belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S38815 stainless steel and the bottom bar is Type 2 pewter.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
13 to 23
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
52
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.35
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
19
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
52 to 68

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
69
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
300
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
240
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 500
220
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
75
Density, g/cm3 7.5
7.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
12
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
210
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
1220

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
3.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
17
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
2.0 to 2.6
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
4.3 to 5.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
3.4 to 4.4

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.3
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0
5.0 to 7.5
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 13 to 15
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.75 to 1.5
1.5 to 3.0
Iron (Fe), % 56.1 to 67
0 to 0.015
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.75 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 13 to 17
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 5.5 to 6.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
90 to 93
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.0050